Category Archives: Male Fertility

Paternal Age: How Old is Too Old?

Autism And Schizophrenia Share Common Origin, Review Suggests ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2008) — Schizophrenia and autism probably share a common origin, hypothesises Dutch researcher Annemie Ploeger following an extensive literature study. The developmental psychologist demonstrated that both mental diseases have … Continue reading

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Oxidative stress and male infertility—a clinical perspective

Oxidative stress occurs when the production of potentially destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceeds the body’s own natural antioxidant defenses, resulting in cellular damage. Oxidative stress is a common pathology seen in approximately half of all infertile men. ROS, defined … Continue reading

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Should I use IVF?

If you cannot get pregnant or carry a baby to full term, this is Nature’s way of stopping you from producing imperfect offspring.                                                 The message is: something is wrong if sex has not made you pregnant.  Find out what is … Continue reading

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Making Babies in a Toxic World

Fertility rates are declining and it’s not just the women who are at risk. There are reasons for the sharp decline in male and female fertility. The drastic reduction in sperm count and progressive motility, and diabolical increase in abnormal … Continue reading

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The Disappearing Male

The Disappearing Male is about one of the most important, troubling and least publicised issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic increases in the incidence … Continue reading

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Is it his Fertility?

Where are the fertile men whose partners are told that they are ‘too fat’/’too old’ etc? I don’t see any fertile results for fertile men partnering the women who are told that they have poor AMH or ovarian reserve – … Continue reading

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Improving Male Fertility

This is a big issue for most of the women who walk into my practice thinking I can help them get pregnant. It becomes an even larger one when they may have had a few miscarriages, and may be feeling … Continue reading

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Low Sperm Count

Low sperm count (Oligozoospermia) is one of the main causes of male infertility. Usually low count and low motility (agility to get where they are useful) and general health (leading to a great baby not a miscarriage or deformed baby) … Continue reading

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Male Factors in Pregnancy

A long-standing patient came in today for treatment. Her three previous pregnancies have resulted in only one baby and she wants to avoid a miscarriage this time. I asked her about the quality of her husband’s sperm and she looked … Continue reading

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Fertility “Facts”

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/proud-women-warned-a-long-search-for-mr-right-is-all-wrong/story-e6freooo-1226287880110 The Courier Mail (Brisbane) has again been beating the same old drum about women’s fertility declining with age without pointing out the other obvious factors which need to be taken into account if you want a baby. Staying “fit … Continue reading

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